Alluring

//əˈlʊɹɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or habit of enticing or attracting in order to seek a benefit or advantage.

    "Was this poor breast, from Love's allurings free, / Cruel to all, and gentle unto thee ?"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of allure form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having the power to allure.

    "Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do."

Adjective
  1. 1
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire wordnet

Synonyms

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seductivesexysexyadductiveappealingappetizing

Antonyms

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modest

Example

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"She is very pretty, but not alluring."

Etymology

By surface analysis, allure + -ing.

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